GPOBA Swedish Partner Increases Its Participation Twofold

News Release No 2013/01

Contacts

In Washington:
Saul E. Gonzalez, tel. (+1) 202 473 2378
sgonzalez1@worldbank.org

In Stockholm:
Elisabeth Ekelund, tel. (+46) 8 698 5043
Elisabeth.Ekelund@sida.se

Washington, January 9, 2013 – The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) announced that the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) committed to making a supplemental contribution to GPOBA equal to approximately US$26.8 million (SEK 175 million) over the next few years. This additional amount nearly doubles Sida’s contribution to the Partnership, bringing GPOBA’s partnership total to almost US$320 million.